Job Title: Title V Program Assistant
PVN ID: HO-1508-000692
Category: Clerical/Office Services
Location: HOSTOS C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Title V Hispanic Serving Institutions Grant: Adelante

The Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) Program provides grants to assist HSIs to expand educational opportunities for, and improve the attainment of, Hispanic students. These grants also enable HSIs to expand and enhance their academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability.

Other Duties

Program Assistant Job Description

The Program Assistant (PA) is responsible for all administrative functions related to Title V. Provides both support and coordination as well as independent work for ongoing and special assignments related to key program areas, which may include:

  • Act as the team lead on special assignments, which may include the following activities: marketing and outreach, meeting planning, communicating with key departments and constituents, managing small projects as assigned.
  • Participate in strategy development of program initiatives or special projects.
  • Maintain and support relationships and communications with offices and departments that support the grants programmatic work.
  • Coordinates logistics for the department’s in-office meetings and events including scheduling, venue arrangements, set-up, equipment needs, refreshments, materials, invitation and RSVP process
  • Assist in developing, creating, and facilitating key events.
  • Handles processing of payments for all grants related activities.
  • Maintains program website and program information materials.
  • Maintains programs databases and ensures that information is up-to-date.
  • Maintains grant-related electronic/hard-copy filing systems for the grant.
  • Miscellaneous duties, as assigned.

 

Qualifications

Requirements:

  • B.A. required and a least one year of experience in related field.
  • Ability to communicate internally within the foundation team and externally to diverse audiences, with knowledge, diplomacy, tact, patience, flexibility, and courtesy.
  • Demonstrated ability to be well organized, a self-starter and work independently and within a team, with the proven ability to multi-task, set work priorities, track projects and meet deadlines.
  • Technologically savvy, with fluency in computer applications, including word processing, email, internet searches, database and presentation software (such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook.
  • Experience with Research Foundation E-Systems a plus.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Office of Academic Affairs
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$30,000.00 - $32,000.00
Closing Date
Sep 29, 2015 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

Actions